FC Juarez Returns To Borderland, Prepares For 2nd Leg Of Final…

Bravos de FC Juarez returned to the Borderland on 2 different flight approximately 5 hours apart yesterday afternoon due to logistical flight complications. The Bravos will face Alebrijes de Oaxaca in the 2nd leg of the Ascenso MX Final for the 2017 Apertura Season on Saturday night at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium. The match is scheduled to kickoff at 8pm.

The team from the Borderland will have to overcome a 1-0 deficit in order to capture their 2nd championship in their young existence, as Alebrijes defeated Bravos by the minimal difference Wednesday night in Oaxaca in the first leg of the final.

Head Coach for FC Juarez, Miguel Fuentes, addressed the media at the Juarez airport shortly after the team landed. Fuentes commented regarding the situation the team finds itself in and their performance in the first leg loss, “It is not impossible to come back from a 1-0 deficit. We were hoping for a better result on the road. But that is how soccer is, we now have 90 minutes here at home to tie and turn this deficit around to win the championship. On Wednesday we had a bad first half, that is the reality of things.”

Fuentes continued, “Despite having a poor performance we only allowed one goal. From there, the match became more even in the second half. Here a home (on Saturday) we are going to have to be more aggressive, more intense and establish ball possession because in the first leg we simply did not have ball possession. On Saturday were are going to have to generate more chances on goal, be more thorough and dynamic to win a match were all of our season’s hard work lays in the balance.”

As for how the team reacted after the first leg match, Fuentes stated, “The guys know what they did well, what they didn’t do and are aware of the challenge that lies ahead. The 1-0 deficit is not impossible to overcome and on Saturday night we will leave it all out on the field in order to win ourselves a championship. ”

The Bravos had their final training session prior to tomorrow big match this morning at 11am. The training session was held behind closed doors with no media or public access.